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Domaine de l'Arlot

Jacques Devauges, who had previously worked with Frederic Magnien, signed on as technical director here literally a month before the 2011 harvest began on September 2, and his team arrived two weeks after he did. Their first step was to do a pass through the vineyards to pull leaves and eliminate rotten berries. As a result, little selection was needed at harvest time. The team picked quickly because Devauges did not want to get jammy fruit flavors. Devauges describes the 2011s as "fruity, vivid wines." The grape sugars did not mount during warm conditions in late August, and Devauges told me he had no idea why. He expects to continue in the style of previous winemaker Olivier Leriche, seeking to make "as precise as possible an expression of terroir." He selects the millerande grapes off the sorting table and vinifies these with whole clusters owing to their riper stems, but destems the rest of his fruit without crushing the grapes. All of the 2011s had been racked in August. (A Daniel Johnnes Selection, imported by Michael Skurnik Wines, www.skurnikwines.com; also imported by Chambers & Chambers Wine Merchants, www.chamberswines.com)

From 2011 Red Burgundies (Jan 2013) by Stephen Tanzer

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2011 Nuits Saint-Georges Cuvee Les Petits Plets

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